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WGU D333 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY OBJECTI VE
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 -2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A U.S. federal law passed in 1998 to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The Act imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child. It requires parental consent for the collection or use of any personal information of the children.
- ANSWER- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
A U.S. law enacted in 2006 that organizes sex offenders into three tiers and mandates that Tier 3 offenders (the most serious) update their whereabouts every three months with lifetime registration requirements. The Act also establishes a national sex offender registry and provides for more stringent monitoring of sex offenders. - ANSWER- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
A legal action where the defendant's true name is unknown, allowing the plaintiff to obtain a court order to serve the lawsuit 1 / 3
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to the defendant by using information discovered through the lawsuit process. - ANSWER- John Doe Lawsuit
Legal actions filed against individuals or organizations to intimidate or silence them from speaking out on an issue of public concern. - ANSWER- SLAPP Laws
Anti-SLAPP Laws: Legislation designed to protect individuals
or organizations from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP). - ANSWER- Anti-SLAPP Laws
Malicious software that encrypts a victim's files, with the attacker then demanding a ransom from the victim to restore access to the data upon payment. - ANSWER- Ransomware
A type of malware that replicates itself to spread to other computers, often using a network, without needing to attach to a host program or user intervention. - ANSWER- Worm
A cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is to trick the email recipient into believing that the message is something they want or need and to click a link or download an attachment. - ANSWER- Phishing
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Unsolicited and often unwanted communication over the internet, typically in the form of emails, which may contain advertisements, malicious links, or scams. - ANSWER- Spam
A malicious attempt to disrupt normal traffic to a web server, service, or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. - ANSWER- Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack
The act of publicly revealing previously private personal information about an individual or organization, usually through the internet, often with malicious intent. - ANSWER- Doxing
The act of sending threatening or harassing messages via the internet, including posting personal information, threats, or false accusations to cause distress or fear. - ANSWER- Cyberharassment
The use of the internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, a group, or an organization. It may include false accusations, defamation, slander, and libel. - ANSWER- Cyberstalking
A dangerous prank that involves making a deceptive emergency call to dispatch law enforcement, particularly SWAT teams, to
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